Poles in the service of Napoleon and the Grand Army, part 1.

A set of 27 documents, covering a wide time span - 1794-1807 - and concerning the activities of Napoleon's Army during the expedition to Egypt, the Polish Danube Legion, the Polish campaign and the Prussian Grande Armée campaign. Among the correspondence we can find a demand for Gen. Jozef Zajączek, drawn up over the Nile delta on July 25, 1798, a copy of a letter from Gen. Berthier, describing the uprising in Cairo, or a private letter from Gen. Izydor Krasinski to Countess Krasińska in Warsaw. Language of correspondence: French, Polish.

Persons mentioned in documents (number of documents in parentheses): Belliard Augustin Daniel (1769-1832) (2), Bernadotte Jean Baptiste (1763-1844) (1), Berthier Louis Alexandre (1753-1815) (1), Davout Louis Nicolas (1770-1823) (4), Kniaziewicz Karol Otto (1762-1842) (1), Krasinski Izydor (1774-1840) (1), Leval Jean François (1762-1834) (2), Leval Jean François (1762-1834) (1), Maison Nicolas Joseph (1771-1840) (1), Volodkowicz Jan Henry (1765-1825) (1), Zajączek Józef (1752-1826) (3).